Velocipede



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vAug. 9 1927 `VELOCIPEDE Filed Aug. 9. 1924v 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 l f invention;

PatetedAug. 9,1927.

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V-iApplication liled August"9,3 1924v Serial No; 731,085,

lThis invention relatesfto vehicles 'of the typevadapted to benia'nu'ally propelled the sameincluding a-'crank shaft anda pedal mechanism; Y j f' -V 'f 5 The object of the present invention the provision yof a machine which is adaptedjior l* use commercially as well vas for pleasure and which may be propelledfb'y the expenditure r`of a minimum amount of manual energyythe lmachine -bein'g Veasily"handled .and readily y manipulated, Other'objects land"advantages will "be ap'- parent and sugge'sttheniselves as thenature of the inventionvis understood.'VV *I J 1 5 f A lVhile the drawings illustrate an en'ibodif-v, ment othevinventionit is to be understood v' that in adaptingthe same `to meet ,different conditions and requirements, various changes inthe'form, proportion andlminor detailso't constructionm-ay be resorted to without departing Jfrom the'spirit ofthe in'- vention.v y i" V vReferring to the accompanying Vdrawings forming a part otthe application: Y 'l -Y Figure 1 is avertical"longitudinalxsec` tional View of a Vvclocipede embodying the Figure 2 is a top plan 'view thereof ;1k 1 l view on the line 3 3 of Figurev 2;! y

the .pedalVmecha'nism' on theV JlinefSe-S 'of Figure 3; s

Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 10410 of Figure 2; and

Figure 6 is a detail sectional view line 11-11 ot Figure 10.

Corresponding and like parts are referred on the to in the following description and desig nated in the several views of the-drawings by like reference characters.

The machine embodies a main frame' which may be of any preferred- Construction and which is mounted upon `front wheels 10 tutingl the driversI and the rear wheels the means wherebyl the vehicle issteered. v The main-frame as shown is of rectangular'for mation and comprises longitudinal side bars 50 14. The rear wheels 11 aremounted upon axles 15 which are pivoted intermediate their ends,` asindicated atf16 between theupper;

and lower members of bolsters 17, 18 indieating springs between the upper bolster members and the main frame.` Rods 25 con 1 Figure 3 "is averticaltransverse sectional` and rear wheelsll the `front wheels consti-v 12 and transverse connecting barsv 13' and is 'operable by means of a leverGO which is.

nect axles 15 witharms `27,projecting laterally from vertically disposed "rods Q8 ,which are provided'at their upper ends'with handle bars 29 extending within -'convenient 60 reachof the drivers seatSO. f y Brake shoes 26 at theen'ds of a transverse rod 31 are adaptedV to'be appliedfto the front `w 'lieels,10. A tootlever 32 accessible to the drivers seat 8O Vis connected fby'. means of a 65 rod witlrthebrake4 rod 31 whereby toL mit of Vapplicationof the brake when re- `StandardsY35 project upwardly from the mainframe and' a transverse*rod'36 is 'mountedv in their 'uppers ends. Levers '87 y. arepivotally mounted upon the transverse Y' lrod 36 and are connectedkat'theirgrear ends to levers'38 'by means of links pivot-allyengaging-levers 87 and ears'88n on-leversBS-.f Pedal lewers14'0 are as VshowninFigure 2 formed of bars ben'tintov U-shape to'fst-raddle links'andf pivoted at41 tothe levers 38 an'dextend within convenient lreach of the' driversseat 80. .Helical springs 42 connect i0 aplate secured between' the twolegs of thev j 'pedal-leversellOl with the levers 38fandl serve to'cushion lthe nction of said levers. A lever 43 vpivoted 'at44 on each standard-35 extends forwardly under the liront end of the lever 37 and ismoved downwardly when'the 4front 4end' of' lever-13"(l is depressed; A T-ineniber'45 isf mounted lupon the crank *portion of` a crank shaft 46and itsfront" and rear arms 'are yieldably connected Vto thewrespe'ctive 9d y levers v37 and 4.a, as 'indicated at. 47 Ortis.

Each of the connections 47 and 48 consists of a pin pivoted to an `arm of the T and loosely engaging the; lever and a khelical spring mounted upon the pin. fA. link 49, 95 connects the front end of the lever 37 with "the T 45. The springs of the yieldable connections exert an upward thrust on the respectivelevers 37and 43l and areof different" n strength and length and operate inalt'erna- 100 tion, the one being compressed when the other is expanded and vice versa.v A pulley 1 50 fast to the crank shaft 46 is connected r by belt 51 to a pulley 52 fastto. a shaft 53. Pulleys 54 fast to theshaft 53 are con- 105k nected by belts 55 to pulleys 56 fast to a shaft g, l' f 57 mounted in bearings 58 toreceive'a forv ward and backward adjustment 'A rod 59 is connectedto each vof the bearings 58 and i no held in the required .adjusted positionby Y means of atoothed bar 61.l 4- A pinion 62 at s ,v

' stop. A 'brace frame (S4-65V strengthens theY frame, rod S65-nd columns 66 in whlch'theV f rods 28 are mounted.` I Y 'each endof the shaft 57 isadaptedto mesh with a'gear wheel 63 lfast t0 the drive wheel 10 which'is loosely-mounted on the axle or i Ca,

l f` crankshaft 46; f When the shaft 57 Y is thrown e .orward Vthe pinions 62 engage the gear jwheels'?, and rotate thewheelsl() to propel -r the!. niachinef` Vhen' the shaft'v 57 is drawnV`V rearward the pinions. G2 clearfthe gear wheels 63 and the Vbrakes may be applied to control the yspeed orgbringv the Vmachine to a `It will be understood that the vvehicle Ypropelled by the `operator on seat 30 by alternately actuatingathe levers with his feet, bypushing downwardly thereon. This Operation. serving te .depress the real? ends off levers 37 by meving the Vvrear ends of 1evers^38downwardly and the. links con? necting levers'37 and 38. Y This will ,impart amupward pull on :the cranks of shaft'40 through the links 49V and the'T-members45,

thevsprings 47 and-48-loy expansionservingztoistarttheupward movement 0f the levers,v

" theirsprings being compressed during Y.the

- f downward movement of the levers. A y f is delivered to the 'driving `wheels, 10 from .pulley 50 on' crank shaft 46v by belt 5]. to

Power "in pulleyQ secured toshaft 53, and from pulleys 54 'secured to the saine'shaft, by: belts55 to pulleys 56 Secured; @Shaft 57, Seid Shaft also. carrying gear.plnions-*meshing with entialr Y Y Y 1 VWhatnis claimed-is e le L'In a manuallypropelled vehicle, opere fating lleve'rsa crank shaft, members mount-fv pinions on thek hubso wheels 10.;v This Structure Of CllVHg meanS-mdudin? the pulleys and belts admit of suiicient sip to i permitturning without yrequiring adiffer-v ed upon the: crank' portions 'of the crank shaft, a link'connect'ion between each of the pitmen and the (3o-operating lever, a link v and spring conneetion between Veach pitman and an Operating leverand link, said springs being disposedY upon opposite sides ofthe Vating lei/'er and 'y 3..ln a manually propelledgvehiclefa main vframe,a crank shaft, operating levers pivoted intermediate their ends, V,pitmen mounted. upon the crank portions or the' Crank shaft, a link connection between "the .pivtedat One end and havingslicling ven- 'sffasemer,1tk at its. `oppesitey end with the pitman, and Springs ofY different tensions disF yposed.upon opposite sides of the. pitmanfand n' l connecting it with thefoperatnglever and second link respectively. Y 4. 1n a manually propelled-vehicle; V111019941 and lower`l levers, a link connection between 'pitmanand operating lever, a second link the levers, a pedal lever pivoted tol the lower lever vand arspring between the pedal lever Y and vthe leverto which the pedallever-is Pivoted.. e

5. In a 'manually propelled vehicle, a y

crank shaft,` 'dr-ive wheels loosely mounted'fy upon the crank shaft, means for rotating the Y cra-nk shaft, a drive shaft movable Vtowards and away from, the crank shaft, eoacting gearing between the drive shaft and the drive wheels, intermediate shaft andcon-v ,neetirjigl means between the intermediate `shaft and the'driveand crank Shafts.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature. .e

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